Modeling organization structure of multi-agent system

Organization concepts can act as abstractions to analyze and design multi-agent system (MAS). Organizational structure is such an abstraction used to describe the overall architecture of MAS and therefore to design AOSE methodology. The paper investigates how to model and analyze the organization structure in different development phases and abstract levels when developing MAS. A visual modeling language and a development process are presented. Various structural relationships are identified and defined. An information system example is also illustrated.